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How do we feed the world’s growing population without wrecking the earth? It’s a question that looks especially urgent given estimates that some 9.8 billion people will inhabit the planet by 2050, up from 7.6 billion now. Without improving techniques and technology, feeding all of them would require putting an area twice the

"There's a tendency in this field for people to treat dietary change as a magic asterisk where somehow we wave our hands and there will be an overwhelming reduction in meat eating,"

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Martin Fowler/Shutterstock Some 12m hectares of the UK is currently covered by agricultural grasslands which support a national lamb and beef industry worth approximately £3.7 billion. However, proposals have been made that this landscape should undergo radical changes to aid the country’s climate change commitments. A controversial government advisory report recently produced...

‘The world is waking up to the idea that we can’t go on polluting our own backyard without it coming back to bite us.’ (Picture: Dave Anderson for Metro.co.uk) I have previously talked about the huge environmental impacts that come with consuming the quantities of red meat we have now come to think of as normal. It is something I call ‘The Burger Apocalypse’. I’ve offered...

More droughts. More punishingly hot days killing farm workers and livestock. More allergen-spewing weeds. More crop-wrecking storms. And ultimately, more hunger. According to the recently released National Climate Assessment, global warming is already making farming in the United States more difficult, and it’s likely to get worse. A steep decline in U.S. harvests would spur a...

Our current food habits are draining the planet of its resources, contributing to cataclysmic climate change, and leaving billions of people underfed, reports the Guardian . A report from the World Resources Institute (WRI) warns that if meat production continues at its current rate, we will need 50 percent more food by 2050 to...

England's largest woodland - Kielder Forest. Wikimedia Commons/By The Boy that time forgot , CC BY-SA Humans have cut down half the trees on Earth since the dawn of agriculture – over 3 trillion of them. This huge loss holds the potential for massive reforestation today, which would protect local environments from soil loss, flash flooding and desertification and take up large...

(CNN)Beef isn't good for the planet. But you probably knew that already. You might know beef is responsible for 41% of livestock greenhouse gas emissions, and that livestock accounts for 14.5% of total global emissions. If you didn't, you've probably heard about the methane -- a greenhouse gas 25 times more potent that carbon dioxide -- that cattle produce from both ends....

Andrew Steer, President and CEO of the World Resources Institute (WRI), presents “Stories to Watch,” a preview of the big environment and economic development stories – backed up by data and analysis – that WRI believes will shape the world in 2016.
This year’s focus ranges from how we\'ll turn the Paris Climate Agreement from promise to action to what the major trends are in energy, finance, business, food, and cities. The World Resources Institute is a global research organization and long-time partner of Google. “Stories to Watch” is one of WRI\'s flagship events, now in its 13th year. www.wri.org...

Andrew Steer, President and CEO of the World Resources Institute (WRI), presents “Stories to Watch,” a preview of the big environment and economic development stories – backed up by data and analysis – that WRI believes will shape the world in 2016.
This year’s focus ranges from how we\'ll turn the Paris Climate Agreement from promise to action to what the major trends are in energy, finance, business, food, and cities. The World Resources Institute is a global research organization and long-time partner of Google. “Stories to Watch” is one of WRI\'s flagship events, now in its 13th year. www.wri.org...

WRI | Making Big Ideas Happen

published:23 May 2012

WRI | Making Big Ideas Happen

WRI | Making Big Ideas Happen

published:23 May 2012

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Since 1982, the World Resources Institute has been making big ideas happen at the intersection of people and the environment. This video briefly explains three WRI success stories that give only a glimpse into the richly diverse work that we do. The World Resources Institute is working for people, business and the environment.
Find out more at http://www.wri.org/BigIdeas
Support our on-going work: http://www.wri.org/donate...

WRI | Making Big Ideas Happen

published:23 May 2012

views:4761

Since 1982, the World Resources Institute has been making big ideas happen at the intersection of people and the environment. This video briefly explains three WRI success stories that give only a glimpse into the richly diverse work that we do. The World Resources Institute is working for people, business and the environment.
Find out more at http://www.wri.org/BigIdeas
Support our on-going work: http://www.wri.org/donate...

Stories To Watch 2012 | World Resources Institute

published:12 Jan 2012

Stories To Watch 2012 | World Resources Institute

Stories To Watch 2012 | World Resources Institute

published:12 Jan 2012

views:462

What are the top environmental and development issues that will shape 2012? Manish Bapna, interim president of WRI, provides some insights at the WRI\'s 9th annual \"Stories to Watch\" at the National Press Club....

Stories To Watch 2012 | World Resources Institute

published:12 Jan 2012

views:462

What are the top environmental and development issues that will shape 2012? Manish Bapna, interim president of WRI, provides some insights at the WRI\'s 9th annual \"Stories to Watch\" at the National Press Club....

NDC Partnership | World Resources Institute

published:10 Nov 2016

NDC Partnership | World Resources Institute

NDC Partnership | World Resources Institute

published:10 Nov 2016

views:174

Since the Paris Agreement in 2015, countries around the world have put forward their Nationally Determined Contributions to ensuring the global temperature doesn\'t rise above 1.5 degrees. The World Resources Institute​ has developed a platform that provides resources and opportunities to see these commitments fulfilled. Find out more about the NDC Partnership here: ndcpartnership.org...

NDC Partnership | World Resources Institute

published:10 Nov 2016

views:174

Since the Paris Agreement in 2015, countries around the world have put forward their Nationally Determined Contributions to ensuring the global temperature doesn\'t rise above 1.5 degrees. The World Resources Institute​ has developed a platform that provides resources and opportunities to see these commitments fulfilled. Find out more about the NDC Partnership here: ndcpartnership.org...

Roundtable: Clean Air Act—FULL EVENT | World Resources Institute

published:07 Feb 2012

Roundtable: Clean Air Act—FULL EVENT | World Resources Institute

Roundtable: Clean Air Act—FULL EVENT | World Resources Institute

published:07 Feb 2012

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On January 23, 2012, the World Resources Institute hosted a roundtable discussion featuring former EPA administrators, elected officials, and business and health leaders on \"The State of the Clean Air Act: Past, Present and Future.\" The participants discussed the law\'s significant accomplishments and the challenges that lie ahead....

Roundtable: Clean Air Act—FULL EVENT | World Resources Institute

published:07 Feb 2012

views:222

On January 23, 2012, the World Resources Institute hosted a roundtable discussion featuring former EPA administrators, elected officials, and business and health leaders on \"The State of the Clean Air Act: Past, Present and Future.\" The participants discussed the law\'s significant accomplishments and the challenges that lie ahead....

Paula Caballero, Global Director, Climate Program of the World Resources Institute

Andrew Steer, World Resources Institute (2018 Food Tank)

published:08 Mar 2018

Andrew Steer, World Resources Institute (2018 Food Tank)

Andrew Steer, World Resources Institute (2018 Food Tank)

published:08 Mar 2018

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Keynote Presentation: Andrew Steer, World Resources Institute (2018 DC Food Tank Summit).
Discussion held at the 2018 Food Tank Summit held February 28th in partnership with George Washington University, World Resources Institute, the National Farmers Union, the National FFA Organization, the National Young Farmers Coalition, Grist, Mother Jones, and Edible DC....

Andrew Steer, World Resources Institute (2018 Food Tank)

published:08 Mar 2018

views:42

Keynote Presentation: Andrew Steer, World Resources Institute (2018 DC Food Tank Summit).
Discussion held at the 2018 Food Tank Summit held February 28th in partnership with George Washington University, World Resources Institute, the National Farmers Union, the National FFA Organization, the National Young Farmers Coalition, Grist, Mother Jones, and Edible DC....

Andrew Steer, President and CEO of the World Resources Institute (WRI), presents “Stories to Watch,” a preview of the big environment and economic development stories – backed up by data and analysis – that WRI believes will shape the world in 2016.
This year’s focus ranges from how we\'ll turn the

Since 1982, the World Resources Institute has been making big ideas happen at the intersection of people and the environment. This video briefly explains three WRI success stories that give only a glimpse into the richly diverse work that we do. The World Resources Institute is working for people, b

WRI India Sustainable Cities recently held the New Mobility Lab – a business model validation accelerator – from November 11-15th 2016 in Mumbai.
The Lab was held in partnership with The Unreasonable Institute from Colorado, USA (which has supported 90+ ventures from 59 countries, impacting over 8

What are the top environmental and development issues that will shape 2012? Manish Bapna, interim president of WRI, provides some insights at the WRI\'s 9th annual \"Stories to Watch\" at the National Press Club.

Since the Paris Agreement in 2015, countries around the world have put forward their Nationally Determined Contributions to ensuring the global temperature doesn\'t rise above 1.5 degrees. The World Resources Institute​ has developed a platform that provides resources and opportunities to see these c

On January 23, 2012, the World Resources Institute hosted a roundtable discussion featuring former EPA administrators, elected officials, and business and health leaders on \"The State of the Clean Air Act: Past, Present and Future.\" The participants discussed the law\'s significant accomplishments an

Keynote Presentation: Andrew Steer, World Resources Institute (2018 DC Food Tank Summit).
Discussion held at the 2018 Food Tank Summit held February 28th in partnership with George Washington University, World Resources Institute, the National Farmers Union, the National FFA Organization, the Natio